The Matrix: 10 Weird Things You Never Noticed!

[@LHistoire-Corrigee]

Other exciting things: did you know that in the original script, humans weren't supposed to be a source of energy for the machines, but rather a processor? Because to keep a human alive in a cocoon, you have to inject more energy than you can draw from it, and the Wachovskis had originally planned for the machines to use human brains as a neural network. Hence this idea that “reality is in our minds”, much more to the 1st degree in this case. But since AI was so poorly understood in 1999, they had to simplify the script. And also, Smith was the one. Remember the 3 criteria of the one: 1- to be born in the Matrix (which is not the case for humans), 2- to be able to reshape the Matrix as he pleases (Neo has powers but can't reshape the Matrix in his own image like Smith can), and 3- to be able to make the Matrix collapse. Neo even protected the Matrix from Smith. As a result, the trilogy ends with Stockhlom syndrome, with humans celebrating their captivity. One more thing: the spiritual initiation Neo undergoes in 1... ticks all the boxes of sectarian indoctrination. From the famous “If you're not one of us, you must be one of them” to the banishment of the pleasures of the flesh (don't look at the woman in red), as well as the break with one's former life and loved ones (“you can't go back”, which is also called into question), the hierarchical superior whom everyone obeys, and so on. Moreover, this superior, this guide, whose name is Morpheus... Is Morpheus a god who puts people to sleep or a god who wakes them up? The oracle itself says he's totally blind. We see in 1 that when Neo pulls out a diskette from a book, it's titled “Simulacra and Simulation”. The Wachovskis have spoken out about the book from which they drew their inspiration, also explaining that it was intended to serve as a box, so it was HOLLOW. Empty. All this philosophical idealism is really a smokescreen for the inevitability of the winning system. Ah. one last thing. To be liberated or not doesn't change anything, in both cases, they are manipulated. And this is represented by geography. The humans in their red pods are positioned all around large towers, and the human city, cylindrical in shape, with the red-lit rooms dug out of the ground, around the cylindrical hole. The same. The Wachovskis explained that, once in reality, humans reorganize themselves into armies, hierarchical systems, etc., and that this doesn't change anything. That the 2 doors in the architect's house came back the same. That even the choice of the blue or red pill was just an illusion. As the Merovingian says: there is no choice.

[@tp7886]

I’ve chosen to believe that exact same thing about humans being processors rather than energy sources since I took high school physics the year after this movie came out. It just doesn’t make sense for humans to be energy sources.

[@Ambiguousdodger]

And here I am thinking I'm a big fan of this trilogy+1 or series. Kudos to you for this refreshing and thoughtful point of view.

[@spacklesworth]

Another thing I heard from somewhere. The Oracle gives Neo a 🍪 cookie and says everything's going to be okay. Just like a cookie from a web browser that you have to accept.

[@Jin-Hu]

An actual thing I didn’t realise about Matrix, nice!

[@Kjos_jax]

True and it was also a way for her to track him. That's why she is already informed of everything he does before he sees her the next time.

[@karlepaul6632]

High competition to play Trinity... then proceeds to name A-Listers who turned DOWN the role 😆

[@Snowman-556]

Lol

[@Kjos_jax]

Yeah I think Carrie-Aon Moss was miscast and we should have had a much better Trinity. Could you imagine Kate Beckinsail?

[@bryguysays2948]

​@@Kjos_jaxI agree. Nothing against C.A.Moss as she did a decent enough job, I just think having a more well known actress like Kate B, Selma H, Angela J, etc...Would've got more attention from even more fans.

[@Kjos_jax]

@bryguysays2948 also, those actresses seem like someone Keanu Reeves would actually be willing to give his life for. No offense to Carrie Ann, but she is just not the girl worth dying for in a dystopian scenario lol

[@visiblefrequency7005]

The Matrix, LOTR, Star Wars.....this was the last time I recall that movie theaters were actually fun

[@blackc1479]

The competition couldn't have been that fierce if three a listers passed.

[@Kjos_jax]

We also got a weak version of Trinity. It could have been so much better with someone like Kate Beckinsale

[@gordonmuir6881]

Clickbait nonsense. Not weird thigs we didn't notice, just some facts about the film. Avoid

[@fattybolger1]

That's every video on this channel. Just sit back and enjoy a well-produced video and don't overthink it.

[@GnrMilligan]

Thank you for saving me those 7 minutes. I was suspicious by the spelling mistake at the very start. I mean werid?!? So checked the comments!

[@rocoe9019]

Get a life!

[@Kjos_jax]

I like facts about the film. Maybe the title should be adjusted but the video is fine

[@justinpeterson7246]

The amount of actors/actresses that turned down the roles when them being in the film would have killed it. baller casting 👌

[@MODELSTOCK]

0:25 Weird to spell weird werid?.....

[@guitaoist]

Its an ai bot, as are most youtube videos these days, ironically the matrix is fulfilling itself

[@familydogg1234]

Carrie Ann Moss was in a US TV show called THE Matrix prior to The Matrix

[@Patiboke]

No one seems to know about Models inc.

[@MrChuks84]

Neo calling himself Neo and the agent calling him Mr Anderson has nothing to do with transgender. It's just his name in The Matrix 🤣

[@Brad2325]

Yeah. I get what they were trying to do with the character of Switch, but the "dead naming" thing was a bit of a stretch.

[@movieswelove99]

You're probably right... just thought I would throw it in there for kicks.

[@empathyisonlyhuman7816]

@@movieswelove99 Identity can be a funny thing. Denial of a person's identity is just one of the ways in which abusive people can harm their victims. It is a way of diminishing the victim's self worth. Ultimately, this tactic can be traced back to military strategy designed to demoralize an enemy force. It implies that the abuser has complete control over the victim. This is touched on in one of the sequels as neo speaks to one of Zion's counsel members at night. However, the OP is right in saying that it doesn't necessarily refer to transgenderism specifically. But I'm sure it was a big part of their experience in life. Deadnaming is very much a part of the experience those who transition have to contend with. As such to further claim it has 'nothing to do with' is an uninformed opinion.

[@johnd1466]

Neo being an anagram of One

[@seph---]

​@@johnd1466 This

[@Jonothodor]

I've watched The Matrix over 100 times, it's incredible that there's still small little things I can learn from videos like this! The first fact, for example.

[@danielosborne3410]

Took the words right out of my mouth. 100% agree.

[@LHistoire-Corrigee]

Yes, and there's so much more! For example, in the original script, humans weren't supposed to be a source of energy for the machines, but rather a processor. Because to keep a human alive in a cocoon, you have to inject more energy than you can draw from it, and the Wachovskis had originally planned for the machines to use human brains as a neural network. Hence this idea that “reality is in our minds”, much more to the 1st degree in this case. But since AI was so poorly understood in 1999, they had to simplify the script. Or that Smith was the chosen one. Remember the 3 criteria of the chosen one: 1- to be born in the Matrix (which is not the case for humans), 2- to be able to reshape the Matrix as he pleases (Neo has powers but can't reshape the Matrix in his own image like Smith can), and 3- to be able to make the Matrix collapse. Neo has even protected the Matrix from Smith. As a result, the trilogy ends with Stockhlom syndrome, with humans celebrating their captivity.

[@Davelon420]

@@LHistoire-Corrigee In the fourth movie they kind of touched on that thought. The 4th wasn't great but I did like that part

[@Snowman-556]

One thing no one has ever brought up. When Cypher was in the Matrix who was the operator? You know, to plug him in and out.

[@John-u9x5p]

Godzilla and Wild Wild West… good choices guys!! 😂😂

[@Mr2at]

Really enjoying this channel.

[@movieswelove99]

Thanks so much!

[@marionziegler3596]

Don't know if anyone mentioned it already, but the film copied a lot on the 70s german "Welt am Draht" from Rainer Werner Fassbender (there are 2 parts). The style of the german and the american version couldn't be more apart, but the story is just the same. Fassbender was ahead of his time, he told this story in the way, that was possible back then, given the technology status quo of the 70s. The moment the internet was born, this ideas like Fassbenders were, too. "Welt am Draht" is one of the most remarkable german SF-Movies in my eyes.

[@WilliamTucker-x1q]

Cool. Lets retro active ideas from 25 years ago that zero people were thinking just watching an action movie.

[@gifctdotorgthought-police3706]

Got 5 left. Get some rest and have a nice night[day]/pleasant dreams

[@bruceluber5178]

I've always wondered about the scene with the oracle's kids doing seemingly impossible things. Are they ones on standby? It's never explained. It's never revealed. And while neo is bending to spoon, he gets interrupted as if it's no big deal. This should be an amazing accomplishment to him, but again it's never discussed discussed

[@incautious1]

Who knew mental illness inspires creativity.

[@zedmelon]

Would've been nice if you'd moved the movie audio to the center instead of only the right channel. Very distracting.

[@static-san]

Although the city was vague, it is evocative of Chicago. I believe this has been mentioned by the Wachowskis. There are also numerous visual references to Sydney some more obvious than others, especially if you know the place. The training program with the woman in the red dress is very obviously Sydney's Martin Place at Pitt St, for instance.

[@c.ladimore1237]

aw i was hoping you'd have mentioned keanu also starred in johnny mneumonic, a short story by gibson as well

[@pugowner1347]

Another bonus. The movie playing on the TV when Neo is waiting to see the Oracle Is "Night of the Lepus"

[@Starchild011067]

Anyone get the idea that Jean Reno and Will Smith might have a moment some days when they seriously reconsider the decision to do Godzilla and Wild Wild West, respectively?

[@edwarddavison320]

I don't know how Jean Reno feels about it, and only slightly more about how Will Smith does. I have read/heard/seen on the internet that Will Smith "didn't fully understand the story," I think I've also seen that he admitted that he couldn't have done a better job than Keanu did. So he missed a big payday, but if what I've learned is true (and who knows if it is?), he may be at peace with his decision.

[@danielotoole72]

@@edwarddavison320 Smith also said that it would have been a different movie with him in it because they likely wouldn't have cast Fishburne as Morpheus due to two Black lead actors.

[@BScott7220]

2:28 - You're welcome.

[@Jin-Hu]

Cultured

[@Mysticism030]

Nice quality control on the intro. Spelling seems hard for some xD

[@movieswelove99]

Well... I'm working by myself. I'm pumping these out as fast as I can... and sometimes I just screw up. Yes it's embarrassing.

[@Mysticism030]

@ quality over quantity dude. It makes you stand out more and shows professionalism instead of trying to get views and likes for something as not so important as money or followers

[@little_valkyrie]

5:43 "The filmmakers deliberately avoided including any recognisable Sydney landmarks." ...The ANZAC bridge is clearly visible out the windows of Neo's office building. It's not as well-known as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but it's still pretty distinctive.

[@antonmansa]

who is the narrator? Sounds like the narrator on DUNE, what a great voice.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Hugo Weaving also got injured during training (IIRC). He missed out on most of it and ended up relying on a strong looking right punch, heheh. 🙂 It worked for the Smith character very well, obviously.

[@martingreen9710]

Platos parable is flawed because additionally to the shaddows in front of you the sound would be heared behind you. So you would automatically know, that the true thing was behind you, not in front of you.

[@matthewharris517]

For the life of me I thought the director of the last matrix movie was a daughter or niece of the directors 😂😂

[@zonked1200]

Not sure how any of these are "weird" facts about the movie, except maybe that Switch was male inside and female outside. Or was it male outside and female inside? I honestly can't tell.

[@KidFresh71]

Wow, now I'm imagining a Matrix movie with Will Smith as Neo, Angelina Jolie as Trinity and Jean Reno as Agent Smith. I like the casting we actually got in this timeline!

[@rocoe9019]

Will smith🤮

[@TekkLuthor]

A List stars would've dumbed the movie down because they have more pull with studios

[@Gojiraa666]

Ironically, the one and only slap chops will smith still doesn’t understand the concept. Of reality.

[@Mechadondada]

Hey Neo, you hear the one about Ginny Sack? 😂

[@gemonic]

"10 Weird Things you never noticed"...... none of these were things to be noticed...... more like 10 things about the matrix........

[@jaymalarky2336]

Will smith would have ruined that movie

[@johnmshaw49]

Nah

[@ArsentyevYaroslav]

We wouldn't ever know. It's perception paradox

[@cristianpop8922]

Don't forget the movie who was the original Dark City

[@davidbofinger]

There are some Sydney landmarks that definitely jump out. e.g. the Eddy St underpass near Central Station.

[@jgreen2015]

Yeh.. these arenit "things you didn't notice" These are "behind the scenes facts" Very different

[@MoV-eq3qr]

Hindsight is always an exact science. Anywho, they sucked in making movies since transitioning

[@dishman4694]

Ironic that Fist of Legend was almost an identical mirror for The Matrix scenes stylistically and choreography wise.

[@juliancoulter1068]

Freemasonic new world order, ordo ab chao, evidenced by the daycount MATRIX, upheld by the NAME in all CAPITALS 3 fold deception the Birthcertificate, profiteering by the cestui que vie act 1666

[@juliancoulter1068]

88888 days after US declaration of independence 47 1776, the wuhan ruse started, 1115 2019, that was 12345 days after the space shuttle challenger exploded on launch 128 1986

[@juliancoulter1068]

8888 days after the day of independence of 13 states of America date 47 1776, + uk date zone was white house opening on 111 1800 date

[@juliancoulter1068]

8888 days after the 1st ever olympic games, Apr 6 1896 was the day the s was tea ka was adopted by hi t tilter aug 7th 1920,

[@juliancoulter1068]

6666 days after the city of London millenium Obelisk (needle) was inaugurated 916 2002 date, was the mid Great USA eclipse timed 17th dec 2020 vaccine rollout date.

[@Will-dn9dq]

Ive experienced isolation the hole for months followed by a public cell with bo access to recreation or even windows! When i went to court i was walking looking down because of the pain of the sun. Ot took weeks readjust to midday

[@Mannyr-bu7qv]

Thanks will smith you saved this movie by not being in it

[@karlepaul6632]

Don't know if these would bw considered "weird" facts...but rather just facts you might not be aware of .. and since I'm not a Matrix geek, I thought it was interesting

[@michaelwinkler7841]

Perfect cast

[@mikenash5125]

The fight scenes would have been awesome if they were done by real martial artists. To me, the fight scenes looked fake and done by amateurs but that's just me sorry to offend anyone.

[@Aurochhunter]

I remember reading something about how the Wachowski brothera are now the Walchowski sisters.

[@maniaq77]

I already knew all this AND none of it is what I would call "weird"

[@socalstr]

Saying “North America” when you mean the US is obnoxious. Clearly the city depicted is not in Cuba, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Haiti, or Honduras. Plus all the street names referenced were from Chicago.

[@movieswelove99]

You hit the nail on the head. I am obnoxious... so of course I try to put that in my videos as well. Thanks for noticing!

[@sushinktattoo1366]

Neo complained of muscle ache not eyes.

[@Jin-Hu]

How come the movie dialogue in this is hard panned to the right?

[@rds766]

The matrix never made sense to me and I don't think it was such a good movie.

[@cephasrocks8516]

I’m calling cap. I saw a video that talked about all of the Christian symbolism present in this movie that made a ton of sense at the time and still does. Transgenderism wasn’t even a thing 25 years ago.

[@MaxModded]

This editing and insight is great. This VO is yawn inducing. Is it AI, a purposeful choice, or... the matrix?

[@voriand84]

Can't you even spell WEIRD right?!?! WTF is this? Werid but true... OMG

[@Kjos_jax]

I still think Carrie Ann Moss was miscast. She's not strong enough physically or as an actress. I would not have hired her to play Trinity

[@bruceluber5178]

I'm embarrassed to say but I never noticed that neo spells one until it was pointed out to me. I guess it's because neo has two syllables so unless you see it written down, but that's not much of an excuse because the first thing you see on the screen is wake up neo so I must just be an idiot

[@luisgordillo1695]

If you're a Matrix fan and seen these types of things you didn't know, then skip this, Just a rip-off of all the others 🙄🙄

[@gman3841]

why is Mr. Anderson, why playing with words? under sun or under son?

[@maxczapski2239]

Thank Dog Will Smith declined the role.

[@tubes-lut]

Danced in the cage in the nightclub many times.

[@mischake]

Quarter of a century ago, not aged even a bit

[@jaroothedruid]

This sounds like CHAT GPT stuff

[@deathybrs]

It runs into some accuracy problems, too... whoever wrote this has clearly never read Neuromancer.

[@drumaddict89]

deadnaming xD omg and good w. smith did not got the role

[@SamieMac1]

Wokeness has ruined this series and is trying to ruin the first movie.

[@xx7secondsxx]

GOOD GAWD!!!!! Why does their LIFESTYLE have to be drug into this?🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Just let it be a GREAT Action film!🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@ECHSBACHS]

RUN!

[@hadb9084]

Ah Will Smith turning down to go film Wild Wild What? instantly forgettable.

[@dadachimbo]

Jeez I'm glad Smith didn't do it! Forget Rob D Smith would have been doing some awful rap...wickie dickie dickie in the matrix...lol

[@AngelaBrindle-p2f]

B4 I watch, I bet I know.

[@videoguy6966]

The Wangchopskis have been a tremendous contribution to film history. The original three Matrix movies are one of the greatest film arcs of all time.

[@firstname4337]

ha ha ha , no --- the first was awesome -- the nest two were stupid and sucked

[@Jin-Hu]

Wangchopskis… genuinely lol’d thanks for this

[@videoguy6966]

@@firstname4337 😆

[@videoguy6966]

@@Jin-Hu 😋👍

[@retromister81]

Ah yes, very werid facts.

[@MLTPLMGZ2006]

Both brothers identify as women. Bull. It's a publicity stunt.

[@idesofmars]

what are the chances that BOTH brothers turn out trans. cmon.

[@paulie_di]

Fix your audio

[@jebatman756]

Plato's cave is the real allegory, I don't care if they're both trans now, don't ruin and take away the impact of the original meaning.

[@mackychloe]

Great content. Dumb title.

[@msh6865]

Just watch Dark City... it's much better.

[@TH3_DR3W]

Dark City was pretty awesome. I wasn't expecting how awesome it was when I randomly saw the DVD on the shelf and saw that it had 3 actors that I like in it and bought it.

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

Why choose one over the other? Why not watch both?

[@loric.23]

What a werid way to spell it

[@zonesproductions]

Werid facts, eh?

[@jeyes2569]

Werid ! Do u agree ?

[@daniellabra4186]

Oh please, it was a good movie. Don't ruin it with the trans ideology discourse

[@norb6492]

Nothing weird. Very little of this not noticed. Tiresome. Thumbs down.

[@Mclennnan]

BULLLLLLLSHIT! EVEN IF SHE SAYS ITS GOT A SUBTEXT.

[@davydebosschere1689]

First!

[@ShaolinDave]

Yeah the “trans undertones” thing is complete BS. Retconning to shoehorn in the message decades later.

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

This was a disappointing list. Nothing really special about the stuff you listed

[@chrisreilly9643]

WERID

[@fritzdrybeam]

Most people, fail to see the massive plot holes.

[@richardcollier1912]

You People need to get a life.

[@dovahkyle]

garbage

[@lauraanne5175]

I don't understand why folks who are fundamentally at their core, opposed to trans (like anything trans) are always talking about this film and following its narrative to justify some of their beliefs...But yet it is literally written by 2 trans women using metaphores to discus LGBTQ topics. I love the Matrix, I love Keanu, I love freedom to be whoever you want X

[@TH3_DR3W]

Because interpretations of art are subjective. The creaters may have a certain intention behind their art, but I can appreciate it for how I interpret it and what it means to me. I don't care much for the trans ideology, but people have the right to live how they want to live. My approval is not required. So long as people aren't pushing their beliefs onto others, people can believe what they want. Before anyone goes nuts over that, there is a difference between expressing your beliefs and pushing them.

[@bkstarkey]

Because there are no standards but double standards. And because you have a willfully ignorant population.

[@mightysrk]

@@TH3_DR3Wwell said. Nuff sed.

[@DougWayne-ov7qp]

You will never be a woman.

[@gabrielegagliardi3956]

The trans trope is present in the whole cyberpunk genre. If you watch some OVA (original video animation) coming from Japan in the 80s and 90s you can clearly see how genres are depicted in a much more subtle way in the future. I think about films like Cyber City Oedo or Wicked City, or even Ninja Scroll where bodies had also some sort of magical quality (an old man capable of turning into a tree, a young lady with venom blood and so on). The Man machine, fluid sxuality, a future where the dichotomy man-woman is surpassed are all present in a ton of cyberpunk anime long before the matrix. The sisters didn't reinvent the wheel or created something original with the trans theme, it was already robustly present in the genre.

[@maxblackcat]

As soon as you brought up transgender and silly dead naming, i was out. Enjoyed your videos until you brought up deviancy.

[@blakmonolith]

You poor fucking baby.

[@DadOfTurds]

Of course they are woke.

[@cmoreskylines]

Will smith would have ruined this movie